By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald The Hawaii State Capitol rotunda was filled with hundreds of folks as young as in the womb and as old as those in wheelchairs and walkers for this year’s March for Life the afternoon of Jan.19. They gathered to make a visible statement, along with their brothers and sisters […]
Red Mass talk: Navigating politics with positivity and purpose
By Eva Andrade Special to the Herald Here is the prepared text of the talk given at the Red Mass of the Diocese of Honolulu, Jan. 16, at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu. Andrade is the director of the Hawaii Catholic Conference and president of Hawaii Family Forum. Aloha to […]
Diocese of Honolulu: 2024 Lenten Regulations
By the diocesan Office of Worship FASTING In the dioceses in the United States, Catholics aged 18 through 59 are bound to fast on both Ash Wednesday (Feb. 14) and Good Friday (March 29). To fast means to consume one full meal a day at most, although taking of other, smaller quantities of food at […]
Bishop Larry Silva: May there be one flock, one Shepherd
WITNESS TO JESUS | WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Larry Silva at Evensong at St. Andrew Episcopal Cathedral, Honolulu, Sunday, Jan. 21, for the Week of Prayer of Christian Unity In the 16th century, the Catholic Church was a very sick sheep, […]
Parish News: Feb. 2, 2024
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DEACON GEORGE W. THORP JR. | 1939-2024
Advocate of preborn personified Hawaii’s respect life effort By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Retired deacon George W. Thorp Jr., a member of the diocese’s first class of permanent deacons and long identified for his passionate allegiance to the pro-life cause, died peacefully in his home in Kailua on Jan. 10. He was 84 and […]
Official notices: Feb. 2, 2024
Bishop’s Schedule February 2, 8:30 am, Mass at the Annual Conference of Catholic Educators, St. Patrick Church, Kaimuki. February 3, 11:00 am, Funeral Mass of Deacon Stephen Kula, Holy Trinity Church, Kuliouou. February 5-13, Retreat of the Bishops of the San Francisco Province, Los Altos, California. February 14, 12:00 pm, Mass for Ash Wednesday, Cathedral […]
Talk story: Catholic schools fuel the passion for the fullness of life
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Catholic education is also evangelization: bearing witness to the joy of the Gospel and its power to renew our communities and provide hope and strength in facing wisely the challenges of the present time.” (Pope Francis to Catholic educators gathered in Rome 2022) Since the beginning of his papacy, Pope Francis […]
Effie Caldarola: Of worrying and wild things
COMMENTARY Walking through the park on a brisk winter morning, I glance at the parking lot near the playground and notice a colorful van. I see big letters on its side panel: “Worry First.” Wait a minute. I look again. Actually, it says “Worry Free,” the slogan of a utility company’s appliance service. I chuckle. […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Why so much incense at Mass?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Our daughter has totally given up going to church because of the relentless use of incense at each Mass. It doesn’t bother me but I do notice a lot of people in the congregation that obviously have problems with it. Since it causes breathing difficulties for many people is it really appropriate […]
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